GENUS VS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05247254 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-30

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Mar 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Average employees	1200	1200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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2025-06-26
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2024-07-01
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2023-04-27
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2022-06-17
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2021-07-14
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2020-04-22
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2019-12-16
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capital · SH01
2019-12-16
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capital · SH01
2019-12-14
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2019-12-14
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-05-22
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accounts · AA
2018-04-19
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2017-05-08
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2016-05-17
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2004-09-30
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Company incorporated
As GENUS VS LIMITED
2004-09-30
➕
BECKETT, Alan appointed
secretary
2004-09-30
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BECKETT, Alan appointed
director
2004-09-30
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DAVIS, Anthony Fraser appointed
director
2004-09-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-30
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-30
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Beckett Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Anthony Fraser Davis Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-09-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

The Old Post Cottage Top Green

Denston

Newmarket

Suffolk

CB8 8PW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-13

Last: 2025-09-29

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

BECKETT, Alan→

secretary · appointed 2004-09-30

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Active

BECKETT, Alan→

director · ~52y · appointed 2004-09-30

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Active

DAVIS, Anthony Fraser→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-30

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2004-09-30

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-30 · resigned 2004-09-30

Resigned

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